Parable of the Talents

Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of horrifying depravity....

Powerful, dark sequel that stands on its own

By
David
on
09-27-11

Wild Seed

By:
Octavia E. Butler

Narrated by:
Dion Graham

Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins

Unabridged

Overall

1,731

Performance

1,515

Story

1,514

Doro is an entity who changes bodies like clothes, killing his hosts by reflexor design. He fears no one...until he meets Anyanwu....

The most terrible villain I've ever read about.

By
Steven L Stringfellow
on
09-03-16

The Mother of Black Hollywood

A Memoir

By:
Jenifer Lewis

Narrated by:
Jenifer Lewis

Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins

Unabridged

Overall

410

Performance

378

Story

379

The "Mega Diva" and legendary star of Black-ish looks back on her memorable journey to fame and the unforgettable life lessons she learned along the way....

I love her even more

By
Toya
on
11-25-17

The Ancestors

By:
Brandon Massey,
Tananarive Due,
T. A. Banks

Narrated by:
J. D. Jackson,
Tye Jones,
Robin Miles

Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins

Unabridged

Overall

45

Performance

33

Story

32

L.A. Banks, Tananarive Due, and Brandon Massey are three of the hottest names in suspense fiction. In this collection of flesh-crawling tales, each author contributes one deliciously twisted selection....

3 Black Supernatural stories by 3 authors.

By
Chris
on
08-03-15

Fledgling

By:
Octavia E. Butler

Narrated by:
Tracey Leigh

Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins

Unabridged

Overall

639

Performance

511

Story

511

The inhuman needs and abilities of a young amnesiac girl lead her to a startling conclusion: she is in fact a genetically modified 53-year-old vampire....

Octavia Butler is a genius

By
Gabriele
on
06-26-10

Dawn

Xenogenesis, Book 1

By:
Octavia E. Butler

Narrated by:
Aldrich Barrett

Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins

Unabridged

Overall

2,208

Performance

2,014

Story

2,014

In a world devastated by nuclear war with humanity on the edge of extinction, aliens finally make contact....

Wow...

By
Barbara
on
11-26-14

Man on the Run

By:
Carl Weber

Narrated by:
Kevin Free,
JD Jackson,
Ron Butler,
and others

Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins

Unabridged

Overall

634

Performance

543

Story

539

It was the night before his wedding, 15 years ago, when the nightmare began for Jay Crawford - locked up for a crime he never committed....

Dystopia before dystopia was cool...

A Brother's Honor

As the eldest brother, attorney Jace Granger is determined to take responsibility for Granger Aeronautics, his family's failing business....

this is a very good book. The author was excellent

By
theresa curry
on
06-13-17

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Inheritance Trilogy, Book 1

By:
N. K. Jemisin

Narrated by:
Casaundra Freeman

Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins

Unabridged

Overall

1,403

Performance

1,243

Story

1,254

Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north....

Great Writing, Fantastic Worldbuilding

By
Bleu
on
02-02-14

Sugar

By:
Bernice L. McFadden

Narrated by:
Myra Lucretia Taylor

Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

104

Performance

86

Story

86

Sugar arrives in the small town of Bigelow, Arkansas, like an ominous storm. She saunters down the street in a blonde wig and spiked heels, cigarette dangling between red-painted lips....

Outstanding

By
Christopher S. Doyle
on
07-11-17

The Book of Phoenix

By:
Nnedi Okorafor

Narrated by:
Robin Miles

Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins

Unabridged

Overall

184

Performance

166

Story

166

A fiery spirit dances from the pages of the Great Book. She brings the aroma of scorched sand and ozone. She has a story to tell....

Wonderful, Fresh, Different

By
Kimberly Ward
on
10-30-16

Dark Dreams

A Collection of Horror and Suspense by Black Writers

By:
Brandon Massey

Narrated by:
various

Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins

Unabridged

Overall

101

Performance

55

Story

56

With heart-stopping stories by established or up-and-coming writers, Dark Dreams is a must-have contemporary anthology for fans of the supernatural....

OUTSTANDING COLLECTION!!

By
Kelly
on
01-22-07

Publisher's Summary

Essence and New York Times best-selling author Tananarive Due has established herself as a premier figure in paranormal suspense - with champions including horror master Stephen King. My Soul to Take continues the saga of a line of immortals destined to save the world from the apocalypse.

Telepath Fana and the Life Brothers are attempting to prevent the spread of a devastating plague, but their efforts are challenged by an unlikely opponent - Fana’s fiancé, Michel.

Amazing Story Telling

Good, but strange ending

If you could sum up My Soul to Take in three words, what would they be?

Almost, but not

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I thought the ending, whatever the authors intentions showed a certain lake of faith in humanity, in God and hope for the future. Despite the blood supposedly coming down from Christ certainly no one in the book seem to favor any of his teaching or traits and don't seem to put any stock in traditional values of good and evil.<br/><br/>You have to read it to understand. Basically in the end we all have to be directed by Big Brother Blood because we are too stupid and immature to handle our own destinies or draw together as a human community.<br/><br/>Also one character gets punished for trying to kill what appears to honestly be a very evil dude and I think anyone of us would agree that the attempt was the right thing to do since the honest goal of said evil dude was mass genocide of the human population of the entire planet.<br/><br/>All in all okay characters, interesting story but the ending left feeling a little alienated towards the messiah figures.

Which scene was your favorite?

John Wrights scenes talking to the recruits for his army and why they were fighting. They felt like the most human figures in the entire book.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The reunion of Pheonix's family.

Any additional comments?

If their is a fifth book I hope Jesus arrives to give our immortals a smack down and reprimand.

loved it

Satisfying

What made the experience of listening to My Soul to Take the most enjoyable?

Scintillating romance!!

What did you like best about this story?

The entire series is a testament to eternal love. Dawit showed us the depths of his passion in My Soul to Keep. Jessica rose as a heroine while living in the aftermath of Dawit's passion in The Living Blood. In Blood Colony, we experienced the flirtation of a new, young and potentially fatal love. My Soul to Take demonstrated the maturity of the individuals involved in the flirtation of book 3 and how that maturity allowed two beings that could have destroyed each other to happily coexist in a world of their choosing. It is a satisfying end to a beautiful circle of love, passion and consequences.

What aspect of Lizan Mitchell’s performance would you have changed?

She is not my favorite narrator. Luckily the story made it easy to get past the performance.